Chau Say Tevoda is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia. It is just
east of Angkor Thom, directly south of Thommanon across the Victory Way (it
pre-dates the former and post-dates the latter).
Built in the mid-12th century, it is a Hindu temple in the
Angkor Wat period. It is dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu with unique types of
female sculptures of devatas enshrined in it. The Buddha images have been
interpreted to have been built during the reign of Dharanindravarman, father of
Jayavarman VII, who ruled from Preah Khan of Kompong.
The temple was in a dilapidated state with 4,000 of its
elements lying scattered on the embankment and in the Siem Reap River. Many of
these elements were used in the restoration work carried out by a Chinese team
between 2000 and 2009 under a project sponsored by the People's Republic of
China. The temple was reopened in late 2009.
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